Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.32 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck AD 172. Laureate head right / Mars, in military dress, standing right, holding spear and shield set on ground to right. RIC III 261; MIR 18, 231-4/30; RSC 290. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 5771715-002, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5.
Ex Kricheldorf XLV (15 July 1996), lot 151.